bargaining unit 9 professional engineers - Dpa - State of California

5.6 Parental LeaveA. A female permanent employee shall be entitled, upon request, to an unpaid leave ofabsence for purposes of pregnancy, child birth, recovery therefrom or care for thenewborn child for a period not to exceed one (1) year, including any leave grantedunder the FMLA. The employee shall provide medical substantiation to support herrequest for pregnancy leave. The request must include the beginning and endingdates of the leave and must be requested no later than 30 calendar days after thebirth of the child. Any changes to the leave, once approved, are permissive andsubject to approval of the department head or designee.If the initial request for parental leave is less than the maximum period allowed,subsequent requests to extend the leave to the maximum one-year time frame arepermissive and may be considered by the department head or designee. If therequest for parental leave is made more than 30 calendar days after the birth of thechild, a permissive unpaid leave of absence may be considered by the departmenthead or designee, in accordance with existing laws and rules.B. A male spouse, male parent, or effective April 1, 2002, domestic partner as definedand certified with the Secretary of State’s office in accordance with Family CodeSection 297, who is a permanent employee, shall be entitled, upon request, to anunpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed one (1) year to care for hisnewborn child. The employee shall provide medical substantiation to support hisrequest for parental leave. The request must include the beginning and ending datesof the leave and must be requested no later than 30 calendar days after the birth ofthe child. Any changes to the leave, once approved, are permissive and subject toapproval of the department head or designee.If the initial request for parental leave is less than the maximum period allowed,subsequent requests to extend the leave to the maximum one year time frame arepermissive and may be considered by the department head or designee.If the request for parental leave is made more than thirty (30) days after the birth ofthe child, a permissive unpaid leave of absence may be considered by thedepartment head or designee in accordance with existing laws and rules.C. During the period of time an employee is on parental leave, he/she shall be allowedto continue their health, dental, and vision benefits. Except as provided under theFMLA, the cost of these benefits shall be paid by the employee and the rate that theemployee will pay will be the group rate.5.7 Jury Duty/SubpoenaA. An employee shall be allowed such time off without loss of compensation as isrequired in connection with mandatory jury duty. If payment is made for such time off,the employee is required to remit to the State jury fees received. When night juryservice is required of an employee, the employee shall be allowed time off withoutloss of compensation for such portion of the required time that coincides with theemployee’s normal work schedule. This includes any necessary travel time.B. An employee shall notify his/her supervisor immediately upon receiving notice of juryduty.37 BU 903-08